Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
A study of recent Supreme Court decisions show that the current court is one of the best ever at supporting religious liberty. From CBN News: The study, published in The Supreme Court Review, finds that the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is much more likely to rule in favor of religious liberty than […]
Filed under: Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS
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Friday, June 21st, 2019
Yesterday (6/20/19) SCOTUS ruled that a WWI memorial cross on state land in Bladensburg, Maryland could stay where it was. From Christianity Today: On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of allowing a memorial cross to remain on a state-owned median in Bladensburg, Maryland, and declared that government efforts to maintain the landmark […]
Filed under: Church and State, Court Decisions, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS, USA
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a ruling against a Christian couple in Oregon who were fined for not baking a cake for a gay wedding. Here’s the story from the Christian Post: … the high court vacated an earlier ruling against Aaron and Melissa Klein, a Christian couple from Oregon who lost their […]
Filed under: Christian Businesses, Court Decisions, Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS
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Thursday, June 28th, 2018
The U.S.Supreme Court has made a number of rulings this season that supported the First Amendment. In this case free speech was the First Amendment issue cited as being violated by the State of California. From Christianity Today: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to block a California law requiring pregnancy centers post referrals to state-funded […]
Filed under: Court Decisions, Freedom of Speech, SCOTUS
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
(Supreme Court Building: Wikipedia) The Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case: Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The importance of this case for the future of religious freedom in the USA cannot be overstated. From Christianity Today: The case of a Christian baker in Colorado who refused to make a […]
Filed under: Christian Businesses, Civil Rights, Colorado, Constitutional Rights, Culture & Religion, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Homosexual Rights, Lawsuits, LGBT, Politics & Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, SCOTUS, Toleration, USA
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
(LDS Temple -Salt Lake: Wikipedia) The leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has issued an official response to the recent Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. A letter supporting traditional marriage and prohibiting same-sex marriages and celebrations in their churches and on their properties has been sent out to […]
Filed under: American Church, Church and State, Constitutional Rights, Court Decisions, Culture & Religion, Free Exercise of Religion, Freedom of Religion, LGBT, Mormonism, Redefinition of Marriage, SCOTUS, USA
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